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Tales from Another Byzantium

Celestial Journey and Local Community in the Medieval Greek Apocrypha [Paperback]

by Jane Baun (university Of Oxford)

    • Author

      Jane Baun (university Of Oxford)

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      December 2010

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    The rich corpus of medieval Greek apocryphal religious literature has been little used by historians. This 2007 book was the first full-length study of two medieval Greek visionary journeys to heaven and hell: the Apocalypse of the Theotokos and the Apocalypse of Anastasia. Composed anonymously sometime between the ninth and eleventh centuries, both enjoyed a lively circulation in the Byzantine Empire and far beyond. Functioning on the fringes of the official Church, they transmit both traditional and novel theological ideas, and shed light on the reception of Church doctrine and imperial governance by ordinary Byzantine Christians. Though their heroines tour the Other World, their true concern is this world, and the reinforcement of social, moral, and ritual norms within local communities. Providing an original translation of both texts, the book probes the tales as manifestations of non-elite religious and moral culture in the medieval Orthodox Church.

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    • Author

      Jane Baun (university Of Oxford)

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      December 2010

    • Weight

      750g

    • Page Count

      474

    • Dimensions

      170 x 245 x 25 mm

    • ISBN

      9780521177498

    • ISBN-10

      0521177499

    • Eden Code

      3703834

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    • Author/Creator: Jane Baun (university Of Oxford)

    • ISBN: 9780521177498

    • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

    • Release Date: December 2010

    • Weight: 750g

    • Dimensions: 170 x 245 x 25 mm

    • Eden Code: 3703834


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